Guillermo Dávila

Last updated

Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Davila.jpg
Dávila in 2018
Born
Guillermo José Dávila Ruiz

(1955-03-18) 18 March 1955 (age 68)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1972–present
Spouses
(m. 1991;div. 1997)
[1]
Laura Echevarría
(m. 2007)
[2]
Children Marielena Davila
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels

Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas. [3]

Contents

Biography

After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in after starring in the telenovela Ligia Elena together with its sequel Nacho . His international fame started rising then, and in 1984, he travelled to Puerto Rico, where he starred alongside Ivonne Goderich in the 1984 soap opera Diana Carolina for WAPA-TV. The series' title song, "Toda La Luz", [4] became a number-one hit.

Dávila continued starring in telenovelas, and in 1992, he gained fame once more after starring in Cara Sucia . [5]

As a singer, Dávila has released over ten albums, some of which reached international platinum or gold status. He sang the songs on the soundtracks for nearly all the soap operas he starred in.

Dávila had an international hit in 1989 when he recorded a duet with pop singer Kiara; the single was called "Tesoro Mío" (My Treasure) and was from the soap opera telenovela La Revancha . His first album of his new stage, Tu Corazón, followed in 1990. [6]

Illness

On 2 November 2014, Davila arrived at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on a flight from Miami International Airport, apparently affected by a cold. His condition worsened, however, and he was later hospitalized at Centro Medico hospital in San Juan under strict secrecy. [7] He was diagnosed with pneumonia [8] and was in serious condition. Venezuelan entertainer Carlos Mata visited Davila and posted online that Davila was breathing artificially, but Davila's wife Laura Echevarria declared on 7 November, days after arriving to Puerto Rico to be by her husband's bedside, that Davila continued being in stable condition. On 16 November, Davila was much better and was expected to remain in good condition. [9]

Davila later recuperated and was able to perform in Puerto Rico on 21 February 2015.

Discography

  1. Guillermo Dávila (1982 Venezuela release as Sono-Rodven) (1983 U.S. release as Top Hits)
  2. Un Poco de Amor (1983 Venezuela release as Sono-Rodven) (1984 U.S. release as Rodven USA)
  3. Definitivamente (1984 Venezuela release as Sono-Rodven) (1985 U.S. release as Rodven USA)
  4. Cantaré Para Ti (1985 Venezuela release as Sono-Rodven) (1986 U.S. release as Rodven USA)
  5. Guillermo Dávila 5 (1988) (1990 U.S. release as Tú Corazón)
  6. Éxitos Y Algo Más (1990)
  7. Tuyo (1990) (1991 U.S. release)
  8. Por Amarte Tanto (1992)
  9. Dulce Enemiga Y Otros Éxitos De Guillermo Dávila (1995)
  10. Días de Pasión (1998)

[10]

Singles

YearSong Hot Latin Songs [11] Album
1990"Tesoro Mío (with Kiara)"3Éxitos Y Algo Más
"Ábreme La Puerta"39
1991"Yo Necesito Más De Ti"17Tuyo
1993"Por Amarte Tanto"31Por Amarte Tanto
"Cuando Se Acaba El Amor"5
1994"Barco A La Deriva"30

Telenovelas

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chayanne</span> Puerto Rican singer, dancer, actor and composer

Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Cara Sucia is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Carlos Romero and Alberto Gómez and produced by Venevisión in 1992. The telenovela was distributed internationally by Venevisión International and was dubbed into English, Russian, Mongolian, Indonesian, and (Filipino) in the Philippines.

Rodven Records was a Venezuelan record label that belonged to the Cisneros family owned ODC Group, then proprietors of one of the largest TV networks in the country, Venevision. They also owned a nationwide AM radio network and a record stores chain (DiscoCenter), thus serving as a channel for those artists who belonged to the roster of either of those companies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arturo Peniche</span> Mexican actor (born 1962)

Arturo Peniche is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela La Traición.

Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella is a Venezuelan actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Montenegro</span> Venezuelan actor and singer

Jonathan Daniel Montenegro Uzcátegui is a well known Venezuelan actor and singer. Montenegro was a member of the popular Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.

Miguel Adolfo Cubas Contreras is a well known Venezuelan actor.

Dueña y Señora is a Puerto Rican telenovela based on La Dueña. It is produced by Telemundo Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Vibra Inc., which intends to market it to the United States' Spanish-speaking residents as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcelo Rodríguez</span> Venezuelan actor and wrestling announcer

Marcelo Antonio Rodríguez Laprea is a Venezuelan actor and professional wrestling announcer currently working for the international Spanish versions of WWE shows Raw,SmackDown,NXT, and pay-per-view (PPV) events alongside Jerry Soto as color commentator.

Mundo de Fieras is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Ligia Lezama for Venevisión. The telenovela premiered on Venevisión on March 6, 1991 and ran for 239 episodes until March 4, 1992 where it achieved a significant amount of success in Venezuela. The telenovela was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kiara (singer)</span> Musical artist

Gloria Sabrina Gómez Delgado is a Venezuelan singer, composer, actress, lawyer and TV presenter known by her professional name Kiara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telenovela</span> Latin American television genre

A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines tele and novela. Similar drama genres around the world include diziler (Turkey), serial (India), teleserye (Philippines), lakorn (Thailand), téléroman, K-drama, J-drama (Japan), C-drama (China) and sinetron (Indonesia).

<i>Todo por tu amor</i> Venezuelan TV series or program

Todo Por Tu Amor is a Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión in 1997. It was developed by Alberto Gómez based on the original argument of the telenovela Ligia Sandoval written by Delia Fiallo.

Ligia Elena is a Venezuelan telenovela written by César Miguel Rondón and produced by Venevisión in 1982.

Diana Carolina is a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión in association with Wapa Televisión from Puerto Rico. Ivonne Goderich and Guillermo Dávila starred as the main characters. The theme song was Toda la luz by Guillermo Dávila.

Nacho is a 1983 Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast on Venevision. It is a sequel to the 1982 telenovela Ligia Elena written by César Miguel Rondón. Alba Roversi and Guillermo Dávila reprised their roles from Ligia Elena as the main protagonists.

Ivonne del Rosario Goderich Gonzalez, better known as Ivonne Goderich is a Puerto Rican actress, show host and playwright. Goderich is considered, along with Sully Diaz, Von Marie Mendez, Millie Aviles and Giselle Blondet, as one of the five queens of the telenovela genre in Puerto Rico during the 1980s. Of the five, Goderich was the only one who worked for Canal 4 at the time, as the other four worked for Canal 2 instead.

References

  1. Godoy, Luisa (30 May 2023). "La vida sentimental de "Chiqui" Delgado". laverdad.com (in Spanish).
  2. "Guillermo Dávila amanece con el calor de su esposa". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). 6 November 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "GUILLERMO DÁVILA Sus trabajos". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. Video on YouTube
  5. "CON SONYA SMITH Y GUILLERMO DÁVILA 'Cara Sucia'" (in Spanish). teleprograma. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. Bonacich, Drago. "Biography: Guillermo Davila". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  7. "Yaguaza.com: Misterio rodea hospitalización de Guillermo Dávila en Puerto Rico". Nortediario.blogspot.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "A Guillermo Dávila se le diagnosticó pulmonía". El Nacional (Caracas). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "Esposa de Guillermo Dávila emite comunicado sobre salud del cantante". El Universal. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. "Guillermo Dávila: Abogados logran acuerdo económico con madre de su hijo". Espectáculos. Perú.21 (in Spanish). Peru21.pe. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  11. "Guillermo Davila Album & Song Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved 5 December 2011.